Plant Four — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 1840
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Oil
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Standby
- Location
- Marquette, MI
- Operating Since
- 1979
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- City of Marquette - (MI)
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 2 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- RFC
Plant Four
StandbyDistillate Oil
Ranked #2 of 22 Distillate Oil plants in MI#131 of 827 nationally
24 MW Distillate Oil standby in Marquette, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
24 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1979
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
46.5755, -87.4029
County
Marquette, MI
Nearby Plants
- Powder HillSolar2 MW · 0.7 km
- James R SmithHydro3.2 MW · 0.7 km
- Marquette Energy CenterNatural Gas51.3 MW · 2.8 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Marquette - (MI) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Marquette - (MI) | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Plant Four is a 24 MW petroleum liquid-fueled power plant located in Marquette County, Michigan. The plant began operating in 1979 and has one generator utilizing petroleum liquids technology. The plant is owned and operated by the City of Marquette.
Plant Four operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority. According to available data, the plant's latest annual generation was 2 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.0%. Plant Four is ranked 6th out of 26 similar plants in Michigan and 165th out of 886 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
12.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
2 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Marquette Plant Four Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
0.595 km
Operator
American Transmission Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
MIUP.PRESQ.ARR
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Location Type
Trading Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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